The one trick you need to know to make pancakes fluffier

To get super fluffy pancakes, try separating the egg whites and yolks.

• Egg whites are what makes cake fluffy (think of a soufflé).

• You can apply the egg white trick to any pancake recipe that uses eggs.Say it with me: Flat flapjacks are no fun. (Also, on a similar note, try saying this five times fast. Hello, tongue twister!) And since we all agree we want our pancakes with a little bit of, shall we say, fluff, why not make them this way?

In the recipe, the eggs are separated, the yolks combined with a
buttermilk mixture, and the whites stirred in at end—just until a thick
batter forms. This last addition of the egg whites gives the 'cakes
noticeable puff and bounce. As Kristen Miglore explains in the pancakes' post:

To understand what that relaxed egg white was up to, I turned next to Rose Levy Beranbaum, the author of the Baking Bible, and many more cake and pie bibles.
"Adding the white at the end gives more support—this is a technique
used in soufflés—adding a little of the white unwhipped at the end so
that the soufflé doesn't deflate as quickly," she wrote back. "Whipping
egg whites to soft or stiff peaks adds more air but also as the egg
white cells enlarge, the membrane gets thinner and thinner and is more
fragile."

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And while The Kitchn's
recipe is terrific (and the buttermilk it calls for does help produce a
super fluffy, flavorsome pancake), you can apply the egg white trick to any pancake recipe that uses eggs. Just separate your eggs, whisk the dry ingredients, add the egg yolks
to the wet ingredients, combine the wet and dry together, then add the
egg whites, and let it hang out for 5 minutes or so while you heat your
skillet.